Life was short and sometimes brutal for many of the dogs of China's Shang Dynasty. New research shows that most of the canines sacrificed during this Bronze Age were just puppies, with some of ...

By sacrificing “barbarians,” known as qiang, the Shang rulers distinguished between the superior “us” and the inferior “them,” helping forge a common identity ... You argue that Confucius more or less ...

The Shang Dynasty ruled part of China between 1600BC and 1046BC. Find out more about the Shang people in this year 5/6 BBC Bitesize primary history guide.

The Shang dynasty ruled over the Yellow River Valley in the centre of China between around 1600 and 1046 BC. They were the second of the traditional Chinese dynasties, succeeding the Xia dynasty ...

Liu E’s relics turned out to be “oracle bones,” which were used 3000 years ago by Shang Dynasty rulers for both divination and record-keeping purposes.

During the last centuries of China’s Shang dynasty, which lasted from 1600 B.C. to 1050 B.C., ritual sacrifice was a well-oiled cultural phenomenon, rich and varied in its manifestations.Rulers ...

The Shang dynasty ruled over the Yellow River Valley in the centre of China between around 1600 and 1046 BC. They were the second of the traditional Chinese dynasties, succeeding the Xia dynasty ...

During the last centuries of China’s Shang dynasty, ... One king, he notes, Wu Ding, who ruled from 1324 B.C. to 1266 B.C., may have sacrificed as many as 15,000 humans, ...

The relics, dating from more than 3,000 years ago, were made during the Shang Dynasty, which ruled northern China from about 1600 B.C. to 1046 B.C. You may like ...

Chinese leaders during the Shang dynasty led via false prophecies. CHINA'S ancient rulers relied heavily on prophecy and divination new research shows.

The Shang Dynasty ruled China's Yellow River Valley between 1600 B.C. and 1046 B.C., the second of China's dynasties, following the Xia, which was established around 2070 B.C.

The Shang Dynasty ruled part of China between 1600BC and 1046BC. Find out more about the Shang people in this year 5/6 BBC Bitesize primary history guide.